Pride and Prejudice and Pushback

It seems like plenty of actresses are willing to star in a Jane Austen movie, just not one with zombies integrated into them.

Buried inside this Variety article is an item on the long-gestating film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which the trade says has now pushed its start date back again from the end of this year until sometime in early 2012.

Although they claim "the film is far from dead," Variety reports, "The pushback comes as the pic has found difficulty casting its femme lead, which has already seen several actresses pass on the role."

Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Emma Stone have reportedly all passed on the role.